Gorgeous light pink color, elegant nose of dark ripe plum, beaucoup tiny pin-prick bubbles that persist like the head of a beer. The flavors are electric dark plum, blood orange, and ruby red grapefruit with a long, lean finish that eventually tapers off with a tartness that refreshes the palate for more. Ultra bruts and low dosage bubbles rock! — 8 years ago
60% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon. This Bordeaux is a little bit young but completely drinkable right now. Will gain complexity in depth in the next 4 to 10 years. — 8 years ago
Pleasantly surprised — 10 years ago
2008 from Grampa Bob's cellar. Delicious!! — 10 years ago
Smooth sweet taste 😊 very good Bordeaux. — 10 years ago
Surprisingly good for the price! Winner!
Ps: retested twice with bottle variation. — 11 years ago
Documenting Wine. — 11 years ago
Bought for the gold cap; we both loved it a lot. — 8 years ago
Incredible. Densely layered fruit, earth, mineral, and savoury elements. A crescendo of evolution took place while we drank this. The nose had something only some of the best pinots have; a kind of magical aroma that is impossible to pin down, "like a dream you know you had but can't fully remember." (@Matt Wilson ) — 8 years ago
Good red wine — 8 years ago
A classic white rhone blend from BC! elderberry nose and a sharp finish. a touch of peach. Viognier clearly dominates. Quite a lot of minerality but off-dry. — 9 years ago
Más entero en nariz que en boca pero en muy buen estado... — 9 years ago
Very impressive. Even blind this was not that hard to pin down as Ygrec. Even though it's a dry wine with tons of sauv blanc grapefruit character there is an almost muscat-like echo of sweetness without actually being sweet that screams Sauternes, and none of the other dry Sauternes have the power and footprint of Yquem which is evident even here. Superb cleansing freshness despite its weight class. — 10 years ago
From their first vintage, this is a merlot-driven meritage. Hard to pin down in terms of flavors - an unusual combination of primary and secondary components - that actually improved in the glass. I'm a bit more partial to their more recent vintages, but still a terrific wine. — 10 years ago
Retouche is a tribute to the "hermitaging" of wines in Bordeaux. Classic Cab Sauv characteristics accented and enhanced by Syrah. A fine example of a wine that is so much more because of blending.
See Wineshout.com for more deets. — 10 years ago
Le Vieux Pin 2012 Petit Sigma Blanc - picture a fragrant apple orchard ...that a honey melon truck has crashed into. Take a whiff of that fruity beauty :-) — 11 years ago
Hard to pin down what I think right away. That's usually a good sign. — 12 years ago
Delicious. Lush body, mineral, slightly brine-y palate. Some floral notes as well, that I'm not deft enough to pin down. — 8 years ago
Beautiful Bordeaux opening wonderfully. Fruit forward, lovely oak and a finish for miles!! — 8 years ago
Smooth. Elegant. Love it. Yr 2012 — 8 years ago
Low acid, fruity, lush, full bodied and great with our steak — 9 years ago
Truly delicious Okanagan Syrah... Drinkable and delicious — 10 years ago
Perfect with beef stew and biscuits. — 10 years ago
A delicious wine that should show even more in the next few years. With notes of kirsch and black currant, this soft, but complex wine is delicious. It has slight herbaceous undertones that round out the fruit forwardness. Probably one of the better Chat. Du Papes from this vintage. — 10 years ago
Pale golden yellow color with abundant pin prick bubbles and rich brioche, baked apple, floral, and a hint of butterscotch aromas. On the palate, it's medium-full bodied with rich mixed baked apples, ruby grapefruit flavors, wonderful acidity and minerality. Lingering finish. — 11 years ago
Warm day = Pin wine — 12 years ago
Antonio Claudio Tarre
I had a bottle of this wine a while ago and it was spectacular: 94pts. The second, which I drank a few weeks ago, was very good, but not as good as the first one, but still pretty decent: 90 pts. On average 92. A fine claret by the owners of Cheval Blanc. — 7 years ago